Re: What/Who selects memes?

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 02 2001 - 19:59:00 BST

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    On 10/02/01 14:16, Bill Spight said this-

    >It is certainly true that the selection need not be natural selection,
    >but I don't think that that was the claim.

    I equated the two. Mea culpa.

    I don't see any need to say 'selection' when one means 'choice' though.

    - Wade

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